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International Relations Thesis Part 1 (POLS90054) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    Principal coordinatorTerry MacDonald
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursRegular documented meetings with the supervisor(s) over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least half an hour's duration.
    Total time commitment510 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2017
    Census date31 March 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017
    Assessment period ends23 June 2017

    Semester 1 contact information

    terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorTerry MacDonald
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursRegular documented meetings with the supervisor(s) over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Meetings should normally occur at least fortnightly and should be at least half an hour's duration.
    Total time commitment510 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017
    Census date31 August 2017
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2017
    Assessment period ends17 November 2017

    Semester 2 contact information

    terry.macdonald@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (thesis Part 1 and Part 2)

Additional delivery details

This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in POLS90054 International Relations Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in POLS90055 International Relations Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.

  • To be eligible to enrol in the thesis, all students must submit a 300 word thesis proposal for approval by the course coordinator prior to the semester of enrolment in the thesis
  • Students admitted into the 200 point program must be in their final 100 points and must have completed 37.5 points of compulsory subjects within the program, with an average of H1 (80%), prior to enrolment in the thesis
  • Students enrolling in the thesis must also complete POLS40013 Social Science Research Seminar

Last updated: 30 October 2023